mister twenty-four, let's get wasted...

(Image from Lauren Conrad's clothes collection online store)

...high-wasted that is!

mister twenty-three, it's the elusive dress, the pretty shoes and the eye candy

I went on a little day trip to darling lovely London today, mainly to see this little exhibition at the National Theatre and to do some library researching. Of course, once the geekiness was over it was off to the shops! First I headed to Topshop, to hunt for this dress which I want to wear on my birthday:

I had already looked for it in my local Topshop, but they knew nothing about it so I figured my woes would be solutioned by the Oxford Circus one but alas, they don't stock it yet... and don't know when. So I guess I shall just stalk the online shop and click like a mad woman when it does pop up, hopefully before the end of next week! Saw the Christopher Kane collection, but didn't really like the pieces that much... which avoided frustration since by the time I got there my size had run out. I did however, get a top and a bracelet thing.

Anyway, the day was still young and I went to get the other thing I wanted from London... my birthday present!
I know, nothing edgy... just plain classic Chanel flats. I've already got a pair of expensive extravagant shoes and never really get to wear them because well, they are just tooooo beautiful. These on the other hand are asking for some heavy wearing! In fact, they are asking to come along with my bike on the little day trip we plan on taking tomorrow. Of course, they are talking utter nonsense since there will be a lot of mud and grass!
After that, I was obviously skint and it was back to the lovely south bank, for a little stroll before heading off to St. Pancras. Oh the good times London gives.

mister twenty-two, I feel like dancing.

After pretty much still being in love with the Miu Miu SS08 collection and seeing other bloggers' version of the skirts, I went ahead and did mine today. I thought that instead of doing the whole thing from scratch, I'd just get a big, loooong, full skirt from a charity shop and adjust it.

I found the following skirt at the Extra Care store and even though I was looking for a more harlequin-ish print, I thought that the light stonewashed denim would look quite nice in a shorter version.


The below skirt is the result. It is very 80s, which is something I didnt really expect but definitely something I can work with. I also got the top half of the skirt and wear it underneath so as not to expose myself more than I need/want to.

mister twenty-one, i. am. not. burlesque.

I wonder if this is the solution to my feather skirt obsession ... I'm not loving the feathers since ideally I wanted maribou feathers, as seen in the below pic by The Sartorialist.

Also, it says that there's only feathers in the back.... so might end up with that memorable skirt worn by Carrie Bradshaw... hmmm.... Well, I've got 2 days for thinking and even though all signs point to "NO!", desperation might get the best of me.

mister twenty, you must be my lucky star.

Since lectures finished early today, me and my beloved bike went out on a date to a lovely town 3 miles from where I live. We are just beginning to know each other so we are taking things slowly. I left him well locked up so he could rest and decided to have a walk around to see what the town had to offer. After much pondering about I came across the high street and the oh so glorious ammount of charity shops to be explored/ravaged!! And boy did the ravaging lead to good finds! I haven't had such a good thrifting day in aaaages.

First there was Mind (for better mental health) and it was overflowing with designer things.

1) Red vintage Versace coat. 2) Vintage Escada blouse. 3) Aquascutum coat.

I left quite a share of designer items behind since I felt evil by getting all the goods. Then I found a sari which I intend to wear in two different ways.


First will be the skirt part, which is INCREDIBLY long and considering I'm only 5 feet tall then yep, I think it can be used as a long flowy dress resembling the one in Lanvin.

Then for the actual body part, I'm chopping the puffy sleeves off and using it as a sort of overcoat to lift up simple outfits. But before I do all this, I shall dress up in the whole sari and surprise my indian flatmate when she comes back from wherever she went to.

Of course, there were many other finds. But I think I've been selfish enough by giving a long narration of my shopping day.

Mister Nineteen, you think you know someone...

...but then they say the following:
"I love the clothes at Jane Norman, they are so pretty... me and my mother always shop there together"

Mister Eighteen.

Just came back from a meal with friends and then some house-hopping. They had to hear all my gushing about my new bike.

Faux-fur hat: Charity shop
Poncho (worn as scarf): Moschino
Leather blazer: Zara
Cardigan dress: Yumi
Wool tights: H&M
Lace-up heels: Peacocks